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The Changing Face of Nursing: Understanding Trends in Nursing Turnover

This webinar presents findings from 2 studies that use data from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses to examine how the pandemic affected nursing turnover between 2018 and 2022. Dr. Kyla Woodward investigates trends within the registered nurse workforce, and Dr. Esita Patel focuses on nurse practitioners. Together, these studies explore the reasons nurses...

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Implicit and Explicit Race and Weight Biases Among Physician Assistant Preceptors and Trainees

As new equity, diversity, and inclusion programs emerge in physician assistant/associate (PA) education, there is a need to assess baseline levels of implicit and explicit biases among PA preceptors’ and trainees. This article explores implicit and explicit race (Black/White) and weight (fat/thin) biases among PA preceptors and trainees and discusses potential gaps in PA preceptor...

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About HWTAC

Established to support the efforts of the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA), the Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center (HWTAC) provides technical assistance to states and organizations that engage in health workforce planning. Our strength at HWTAC is our experience and knowledge about health workforce research. We offer a wide array of technical expertise to support health workforce planning at many levels.

HWTAC is based at the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) at the College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York.

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